Toilet-seat for children.



B. LEHMAN. TOILET SEAT FOR CHILDREN.

TION FILED FEB. 9|1915 Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

I 'BErT- EHMAN, or DAYTON, oH'I'o.

rornnr-sne'rron CHILDREN. r

To all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, BEN LEHMAiv, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Dayton, I

in the county ofMontgo-mery and Statev of Ohio, have invented anew and, useful Improvement inToilet-Seats for Children, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in toilet seats for children.

The principal object-of my inventionjis to provide a seat which may be removably attached to that of a water closet for com{ fortably but/ securely holding a@ child. in

place thereon. -When a baby has been placed invention is illustrated in the accompany-v ing drawings, of which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention in positionupon a water closet bowl. Fig. 2 is'a front yiew of the device when in position'for use. Fig. 3 is a side view thereof. And Fig. 4 is'aside view of-theseat in a collapsed condition.

ings, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts.

Ina detailed description of preferred form of embodiment of my invention, 1 designates a flat wooden seat having a'preferably oval-shaped hole 2 formed in its mid-g dle portion. WVhile I have shown the seat las oblong and preferwood as the material from which it is made, it may be formed in 7 any other suitable shape and constructed of any other suitable material, v

The seat 1 is so constructed as to rest upon a seat 3 of an ordinarywater closet bowl 4, the hole in the former being smaller than the hole'in the last mentioned seat to accommodate a childof tender years.

Suitably secured to and projecting upwardly from, each rear cornened'ge ofithe seat 1, is a circumferentialmetallic band 5. Each of these'bands is adapted to loosely receive the projecting ends of a horizontally.

disposed member 6, preferably circular in cross section. Secured to' the horizontal member 6 at right angles thereto, are two Application filed. many 9, 1915. Serial No. 7,110.-

the cross member f9, and beyond the' end members 7"7, is a screw 10 which loosely Throughout the specification and draw Specification of Letters Patent. T Patented Oct. 5, 1915. i

end memb ers 7 7 and a plurality ofinter- 1 mediate slats 8... Themembers 77 and:

slats 8 areconnected to and support atop cross member 9, preferably circular incross section. The 'members'fi, 7. 7,- 9 a'ndlthe slats 8, while preferably constructed of reed, may be made of any. other suitablematerial,

and together form a jfirmbut .resilientback for the seat 1. (See Figs. land 2 1 Extendingbutwardly from each end ofpa'sses through one end of an arm ll to; piv

-, otally' support the latter. Suitably secured it .70 1

upon the outer ends of the arms 11, in such. a manner asto. ma ntalnisald arms-in ap proximately parallel relation to eachother,

is aplay. shelf 12 embordered bya retaining rim'13., 'The arms 11 are preferably con structed of reed, while the shelf 12 is. prefer ably made of wood. Uponthel latter. may

' bep'laced toys, or..other instrumentali'tiesof amusement for the child. A p

For the purpose of maintaining the shelf 1-2 and arms 11in a hori'zontal position, as wellas firmly securing the seat 1 to the seat 3 ofthe water closet 'bowl4, the following construction is provided Adapted to be pivotally'attached to eaclilone of thea'rms'll is a Bessemer steelwire 14 formedi'as follows. Theselwires" 14 maybe constructed of otheresuitable metal if desired, and as they are similar, a description of; one will sufficefor a. description of the other. I. a. Each wire 1-1 is bent to, parallelism about a 7 point in its extreme middle portionjto form twoapproximately parallel prongs spaced'a short; distance apart. fA short dis tance fromflthe said middle point, thes'e prongs are bent upwardly at a right angle,

grip. an inside edge of the. seat 3. when an inside edge of-the .seat'S isgripped by the hook portion of a wire .14, the upper -'100 horizontal prong "portions of'saidwire prof i ject. a short distance .beyondtheYseat 1,

whence they are ;bent, upwardly; and-joutwardly, terminating in looped end portions 11 to be pivotally supported'thereby. 1 Loosely passing through the seat 1, near the middle portion offe'ach marginal side edgethereof, is, the shank of aT- bolt 16, the I V i T portion of which being adapted'to easily 110- .95 I and then outwardly at a right angleto form. i a hook portion adapted to readily receive-or 15.l 5 which loosely receive one of the arms pass between the upper horizontal prong portions of its respective wire 14, below the seat 1. When the hook portions of the wires ll are in a position to firmly grip the inside edges of the seat 1, the T bolt 16 is turned at right angles to its respective wire 1/1, and by means of a wing nut 17 applied to the upper threaded end of said bolt, the latter may be tightened to press the upper hori- 'zontal prong portions of said wire firmly against the bottom of the seat 1, whereupon the latter will be tightly held upon the seat 3, while the vertical portions of said wires will support the arms 11 in a horizontal positi on. (See Figs. 1 and 3). I

Guarded by the shelf 12, arms 11 and the resilient back hereinbefore described, it is impossible for the child to leave the seat 1 after he has been placed thereon.

For the purpose of preventing the seat 1 from marring or scratching the seat 3 when placed thereon, rubber feet 18 are prefer ably securedto the bottom of the first mentioned seat, as shown in Figs. 2, 3and 4;.

The seat 1 is applied to the seat 3 in the following manner: First, it is well to pass the "i bolts 16 between the upper horizontal prong ,portions of the wires 1 1, and then turn the T portions of said bolts at right angles i.0' tl1fi1. Before the wing nuts 17 are tightened, the hook portions of the wires 14 should be forced inwardly, and then downwardly and outwardly to firmly grip the inside edges of the seat 3. The wing mas-17' are then turned to draw the upper horizontal prong portions of the wires 14: tightly gainst the bottom of the seat 1, thus ri'g idly maintaining the hook portions of said wires in a position to hold the seat 1 firmly upon the seat 8. When so maintained, "the upwardly and outwardly projecti'ngportions of the wires 1i will firmly support the arms 11 and the shelf 12 in a horizontal position to prevent the child from lea'vingthe seat 1. Furthermore, the play shelf 12 ,is provided'to' occupy the mind of 7 the child whilein place upon the seat, thus making it possible for the mother or nurse to attend to other duties while the child is so d-1. v,

After use, the device may be collapsed as follows. The wing nut-s17 areloosened, the hook ends of the wires 14 disengaged from the seat arid the T portions of the bolts 16 turned to a position to release the prong portions of said wires. The arms 11 are thenelevated to raise the hookends of the wiresl abovethe seatl, whereupon said hook endsare moved inwardly between said arms, to permit thelatter to descend to the position shown in Fig. 1. In its collapsed condition the device may be readily carried about, and kept within a small space. H v

, I donot wish to be limited to the details of construction and arrangement herein shown and described, and any changes or modifications may be made therein to suit differentv conditions of use.

Having described my invention, 1 claim: I 1. A toilet seat for children, comprising bottom member having a hole formed therein, back, front and side guards above said member, and means connected to said side guards and bottom member for firmly securing said seat to that of a water closet, substantially as described.

2. A toilet seat for children, comprising a bottom member having a' hole formed therein, an upright back member secured to said bottom member, arms secured to, and extending forwardly from the upper portion of said back member, a cross member secured; to" the forward ends of said arms, fastening devices p'ivotally depending from said arms, below said seat, and clamping means on said bottom member, adapted to engage said fastening devices and firmly securethem in adjusted position, substantially as described.

3. A i'let seat for children, comprising a fiat bottom member having a hole formed in its central portion, a back member hingedly secured to said bottom member, arms pivotally secured to and extending forwardly from the top portion of said back member, a cross member-secured to the froht ends of said arms',"a fastening devicev p'ivotally depending from each of said arms, and terminating in ahook-shaped portion adapted to grip the edge of a1 water-closet seat, and a clamp secured toeach side of said bottom member, engage and firmly lock said fastening devices in anadjusted portion, substantially as described. 7

a. A toilet seat for children, comprising a flat bottom member having an oval-shaped hole formed in its central portion, a back member hingedly secured to said bottom member, a'rm's pivotally secured to and extending fo'rwardly from the upper portion of said back member, a shelf secured to the outer ends of said arms, a; pair of fastening wires, each of said wires being bent to parallelism at its middle portion to form two parallel prongs, said prongs being in turn bent upwardly, outwardly and thence upwardly, terminating in two oopea end portions adapted to loosely receive one of said arms, andthus be pivotally supported thereby, and adjustable" device adapted to extend between and below the horizontal prongs of each wire, to', tightly clamp the latter against the bottom member, substantially as described;

5. A toilet'seatfor children, comprising a flat bottom member having an oval-shaped hole formed in its central portion, a back member hingedly secured to said bottom member, arms p'ivotally secured to and extending forwardly from the upper portion 11 of said back member, a shelf secured to the outer ends of said arms, a pair of fastening wires, each of said Wires being bent to parallelism at its middle portion to form two parallel prongs, said prongsbeing in turn bent upwardly, outwardly and thence upwardly, terminating in two looped end portions adapted to loosely receive one of said arms and thus be pivotally supported 10 thereby, and a T bolt extending from each side of said bottom member, between and below the horizontal prong portions of each wire to engage the latter and clamp it in an adjusted position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 Copies of this patent may be obtained for 'five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

